Cai Yuanpei Former Residence Pictures

Cai Yuanpei Former Residence Introduction

Shanghai Cai Yuanpei Former Residence is a three-story British-style gardenesque villa. Mr. Cai Yuanpei moved here in 1937 and this villa was his last habitation in Shanghai which was the o­ne preserved well in China. Mr Cai devoted himself to science and democracy and fought against feudal autocratic. During his lifetime,he went through the government of Qing Dynasty,Nanjing Provisional Government, the Northern Warlord government and Nationalist Party Government. However,he insisted o­n patriotism and democracy and abolishing the educational system of feudalism.

He made great contibutions to promote education,culture,science research of our country. In 2000, Shanghai Jing'an District Government opened Cai Yuanpei Former Residence Historical Materials Exhibition in the ground floor of the residence. Mr Cai's family still live in the second and third floor .